Vol 16 Chapter 2 (1/2)

Chapter 2 – Truth and Reality

Though he was used to it, Layfon still felt tense at the temperature that arose from what he saw

This was Harley's alchemy lab

Harley had alsoof the year He had been diligently furnishi+ng the lab, but it see the limited waste he had for now to s

Not that he had been kicked out of his old lab Though the year had changed, the people in charge of the lab hadn't, and the two alche at the broken Sapphire Dite

Either way, only the handle was left

“But this is the first tied like this”

Harley's words weren't so tense as he was used to seeing the Sapphire Dite being daed But he was still speechless at the time just after the e

“According to theory, it is a rare occurrence for a Dite to overload and explode, but that's beco normal recently But this time really is the first”

“Ha” Layfon wasn't sure what to say

“I feel that the substance of this Dite must have deteriorated in one split second Truly, it can't stand your maximum amount of Kei, as well as if you're to release your Kei suddenly But to be daed to this extent”

“ Just what kind of Kei were you using?”

Kirik, who had been silent for some time, said To Layfon, the discontented eyes of Kirik were causing the temperature of the room to rise

Layfon found Harley iaze

“Uh?”

“Your use of Kei Has it changed? If not, the Dite shouldn't have been daed like this”

“Uh, yes Well”

How should he explain it?

She thought he was training on the street He was training, but it wasn't platoon training It was individual But it was a bit different from that of a normal Military Artist He wouldWhen he was training alone, he trained his Kei

Back then, Nina had collapsed because of over-exhausting her Kei vein Layfon had suggested that they should rest their Kei Meanwhile, they trained to maximize their amount of Sakkei and increase the capacity of their Kei vein This

Most of the Military Artists trained their physical movements and Kei at the saested to include his type of training in the platoon training, but both Nina and Sharnid and the others didn't give it a very good evaluation They concluded it didn't feel like the nor they usually had

“How should I say it Once I poured as much Kei as I could into it, the Dite exploded So I must let the Kei run as I pour it in”

It was different fro Layfon

Had lost his Heaven's Blade He had naturally thought of that problem even when he was not a Military Artist in Zuellni This problem couldn't just be solved by technicians like Harley One h the Military Artist hih the entire Dite would create different level of da the insubstantial Kei through the Dite

A nor Kei through the Dite to learn to control the Kei But Layfon couldn't pour all of his Kei in because of his different amount of Kei

“What does that mean?” Harley showed a confused expression Kirik was also frowning

“So it wouldn't explode if you save the Kei in the Dite? So first let the Kei in the Dite out, wait a bit, then pour et him?”

“Like the use of hidden Kei in Karen Kei?”

“Yes yes, just like that”

Hidden Kei was like a firework that could explode at any time once it touched fire But the Kei that caed What Layfon said was si different

“But this is Sapphire, not like Ruby According to the way you did it, you were accu up the ‘explosion' till it exploded, weren't you?”

“Well Yeah”

“How reckless”

“Hahaha”

Kirik was shocked Even Layfon couldn't laugh about it

“I can't quite understand it in depth, but that's probably how Kei runs through the Dite”

“Yeah”

Kirik nodded

“But that can't really explain this level of dae Uh, but there aren't many siht now Till now, the proble we have to dothis time”

“I'm sorry”

“No, besides, it's easier to do it that way It must be I think”

Harley said weakly, but he didn't look pessi more positive

“Uh, Layfon, you still have to come for experiments Is that OK?”

“Yes Please look after me”

“Then, we'll put the Sapphire Dite here for now Is it fine to only use the shi+ive you the Steel Threads when you need it”

“Ok”

Layfon answered clearly and left the lab

Kirik shook his head

“What is it?”

“Nothat guy, he's changed?”

“He seeht through”

Kirik thought about it Layfon had shown the the katana Though Layfon had had a happy and carefree appearance, Kirik had looked at him coldly A normal person would just have been trapped inside the problem In fact, Layfon had tripped over it Under the usual attack of filth monsters, the nearness of Grendan, and the continuous unusual changes, Layfon's spirit had been trapped deeply

In reality, Kirik had not seen the Layfon then Kirik was an alches to do Many Military Artists' Dites had broken because of that chaos And so repairing Dites wasn't just the usual nor a Dite In the Acade all he could to help rebuild the city

“Isn't that good?”

“True”

But that ti the city They had peacefully enrolled the new students and the new year had begun And so Kirik could also continue his studies At the sa

“That guy could think of such a way once he's in the mind for it But he doesn't seem to have completed it yet Ithe did before If that's not the case, then he's not a genius, he's a monster”

“Well, yeah, that's possible”

“But what causes hi else”

Yes This ti carried away Had he cal else? The Katana that was barred froone through Perhaps he now felt thankful for the burden that was lifted off hiboard

But this time was different It was surely different He didn't look as excited as that time

“ Either way”

Harley was already thinking about the electrical paths inside the Dite

“The austsawful”

Kirik ignored him and concentrated on the proble as the personality wasn't bad, there was nothing else to consider He was happy that what he created had been wielded by the best person and that it hadup the level Was the thing surpassing the person or the person surpassing the thing? Right now, the person inning And one day, Kirik would surpass that

Recently, he had really been having that kind of feeling

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“Ah”

“Ah”

HeCo rily, looking at his excited expression

“Really?”

So suspicious

Though he was confused, he so the Military Arts unifor to drop out of Military Arts when the new year began At that ti But now that she was in her third year she was still wearing the Military Arts uniform

And she was still in the 17th platoon

The Student Council hadn't interfered, but

“Speaking of which, how is that going?” Layfon asked as they walked back to the Training Co opponent that ry”

Felli's mind was full of Delbone's inheritance It was sealed and so if Felli didn't unseal it, she would never knoas inside And so she had given up changing to General Studies

“And what has become of the Dite?”

“Well” He told her what had happened

“Anyway, they've to make a new one first”

“Yeah”

“So you still can't use your full strength, but in ter the Dite better”

“But can that really work?”

“And why do you think it can't work?”

Layfon couldn't quite answer her

“But I'ht

“Uh?”

“If it had ended that way, there's no reason for abandoning you”

As if she was digging at his wound And she didn't stop

“I'm sure it's not done yet”

“The captain?”

Did she know? And she wasn't saying anything?

Nina had said in Grendan that it had so to do with her She had suddenly vanished from Zuellni and then suddenly appeared This was also connected to the mystery And there was also Dixerio Maskane, the person opposing the Wolf Faces The hope that the Electronic Fairies yearned for The mystery that created this world and the royal families of Grendan Even Nina herself couldn't understand so s

And in reality as her connection with the Wolf Faces? Even Layfon and the others becaht, and Nina had felt terrified about it Could she think of this world as another diht at Grendan and Zuellni, every Military Artist in both cities had becoht between Nina and the Wolf Faces

But things hadn't beco about it froain like the time when the filth monsters attacked Zuellni What Layfon wanted when he entered the Academy, the peaceful days, had come

Layfon felt from deep inside his heart that these peaceful days couldn't continue forever

“I don't know”

Felli shook her head

“Even if she knows so, she wouldn't tell us”

“Yes”

Nina was like that When so happened, she wouldn't tell theht about it herself then tried to solve it herself

“In that case”

It wasn't possible to ask her when they had no evidence, asking her to open her heart to theh his haze and brought hi her silence, so we can think Zuellni's is safe for now And so about that vent and the fight, the central problem is still Grendan, not here”

“It's safe here If so, we don't have to do anything special”

He knew even though she hadn't said it This had so to Felli, Leerin abandoned Layfon in order to not get him involved

And that also proved that Zuellni was safe

What Felli was asking was – is this OK?

“Certainly, it's not good”

He had no confidence in the words he forced out of his ood”

But he couldn't say anything more after that

He didn't knohat to do Should he return to Grendan? And what if Leerin rejected hi she was of the royal family? If so, next tiht become his eneht with all his strength? Or not through violence, but using other ways to convey his feelings? And what if he was still rejected?

If he had gone without thinking about this, then nothing was solved But he had no other ideas

Wasn't there so, and that hy she rejected him This was the conclusion Layfon caht he was an excellent Military Artist

But whether it was Nina or Leerin None of them had relied on hi?

“I think this can help”

Felli said She lifted her face to look at him and pointed at her head

“The inheritance from Delbone is data It may be battle experience or”

“Memories?”

True Delbone already had in her hand the battle data of all of Grendan when Layfon was still in that city It wasover the entire Grendan The Queen also trusted her Perhaps she ht have held secrets to Grendan that no one else knew

“Perhaps But the seal is still intact, so this speculation isn't certain yet”

Layfon didn't reply

“But that's all we have now Is there anything else?”

“No”

“Then this is all I can rely on,” she said and looked at him

“Excuse?”

“What should I do?”

“Uh?”

“According to th to unseal the data I can abandon Military Arts and transfer to General Studies, then find raduate with this kind of vague attitude, but that will take a long time”

“No way”

“Decide”

“Uh?”

“You decide”

“Why, why me”

He was coaze

“To tell the truth, if the captain is hiding so next time, I won't care what happens to her next”

In Layfon's sister's home at Grendan, Nina had persuaded Felli and Sharnid At that time, both Felli and Sharnid appeared calry That was Layfon's conclusion At that time Layfon wasn't cal happening between him and Leerin

“Personally I'm curious about Grendan, but no one has asked for my help and so I'm not all that motivated No one would say that is et involved, I can just ignore this”

“What about you?”

She threw the question at him

“What will you do? You have a deeper connection to this problem than me Only you have the motivation to make a move If the captain rejects us, I can only help you So what do you think?”

“I”

He didn't know But he knew this wouldn't cut it To leave the issue because he didn't know anything would mean he was unable to move forward He had experienced this already and so he didn't want to be like this again Even though he didn't know anything, heWhether it looked silly, whether it was a failure

He must find out

A voice from deep inside his heart said – I want to do it

“I want to know”

He had said it At that tiht, at that place

And so Felli was still wearing the Military Arts uniform

“What is it? You're suddenly silent”

“Ah, no I'ood for senpai” Layfon replied as he repeated thought of what happened that night

“Ah?”

Felli stopped

“What do you mean?”

“Ah, well a setback to your future just because of hed softly

“What's wrong Is there a problem with your head?” she asked

“Uh?”

“Uh, like when you got hit during training”

“Ah? No I'nosis I took at the clinic says so”

“No, that's not it If your head is hit you wouldn't be able to process inforh speed Didn't the ht?”

“Yes, that's that kind of a move”

“That's why you've some problem with your brain Normally a Military Artist's brain is e person's, but it shouldn't be able to sustain such a speed The blood is suppressed on the back of the brain Many of your brain cells should have died”

“If that happened, I should be here I'”

“That's because you're usually using only one layer of the brainSo please beyourself Please do it fast Iive , but it was a fact that she was angry

Felli sighed again

“Then bend down”

“Uh?”

“Hurry”

“Yes”

“More, and move ahead a bit”

“Is this ok?”

“Uh, then don'this back with his hands on the ground There was no one else around the period of ti

“What are”

“Don't talk”

He couldn't see her, but he knew from the flow of the air and the sound Felli's hand went to his waist and took so The Dite?

A soft voice Did she restore it?

The shadow on the ground expanded Sohtly just above his head She really did restore the Dite

Tang

A heavy blow to the back of his head Stars flew in his vision

“Um, ah”

He couldn't speak Pain conquered the back of his head He rolled on the ground at the pain This ay more than the usual kick she did to him Intense pain ran in his head

“What, ere you?”

He said but had already rolled three circles on the ground

“ How can you be so stupid”

She regarded with hiaze

“I'm too stupid Sorry”

He used internal Kei to reduce the pain in the back of his head as he looked at hiy still can'tto your decision What about you? Do you feel that ?”

“Uain You're so annoying”

“So, sorry”

“Anyway, I'll try to unseal that data quickly So please do the best of what you can do for now”

He still had to wait for Harley to finish the Dite though Meanwhile, he wanted to co of which, if the quality of the Dite could increase, then that should complete his move probably

“If the captain can tell us so will be simpler”

“Yes, yes”

Felli see Complex

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She had been careless The area of her stomach felt heavy

“Uhed deeply It was good that no one else was around Only she was inside the special roo Coone ho outside Perhaps the sun was already setting The Training Complex was about to close If she hadn't applied for the room, the security staff would ask her to leave

And what now? She didn't have work tonight at the Mechanical Departo to the suburb of the Engineering Faulty where her old dormitory was to train? Or head back to the vicinity of her new home? She had found a spacious area near it that was suitable for training

Today she had no choice to head back yet

She had to train and had to becoht was ed herself day by day To be stronger To becoirl as born a Military Artist This wasn't also the burning mission of a Military Artist To put itchased

Slight sweat in her palm as she held the Metal Whips She couldn't tell if this was fro or froer stronger, stronger

As her brain kept swirling, herin thethe two Metal Whips that reached the floor

No Kei was running No burning ht deeper and deeper

Dohdoh

So on the door

It was Claribel Just like Nina, she showed an exhausted and bitter set a cup of tea with ood”

Nina headed for Claribel and realized she was still holding the Metal Whips

“If I asked you what you worries are noould really be ignoring the ways of the world”

After that, they had tidied up the rooone to take a shower If Claribel hadn't cos up After the shower ca ti Co area so athered heremachines sold both drinks and fast food

But the two of the bench

The sun was slowly setting Cri an error scene

“Just what is it?” Claribel said softly Nina wasn't surprised, because she was the sa, and horror had infected them

Claribel was part the royal families She was the closest to the ht the Wolf Faces and had experienced so even more otherworldly than Nina

That existence showed that the nightmarish battle in Grendan had ended as a loss

“But what are they planning?”